Senior Game Developer

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Tombola

Senior Game Developer

Competitive salary

Sunderland

Hybrid

Graduate
Junior
Mid
Senior
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Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
What will you be doing?
Contributing to the building of game products from concept to release.
Technical discussions on implementing game mechanics.
Collaborate with other members of the game development team to create a cohesive and polished product.
Maintaining current software and systems/fixing bugs
Leading projects from a technical perspective.
Technical mentoring of junior team members.
Experience:
Knowledge of JavaScript/Typescript or another high-level language
Understanding of OOP programming principles
Experience of game development principles
Ability to communicate complex technical problems to non-technical stakeholders.
Code documentation skills.
Good understanding of agile methodologies, and workflow
Ability to focus on task at hand.
Attention to detail.
Problem-solving abilities.
Bonus experience:
Knowledge of Pixi-JS
Webpack
Source control (git)
Shader authoring
What do we offer?
We champion a culture of inclusivity, flexibility, personal development, and mental wellbeing!
As well as a salary that will be more than agreeable for you, we offer market leading benefits such as quarterly bonus, tombola merch, free breakfast and lunches in the office, private healthcare, hybrid working and much more.

Culture overview

We’re ambitious, we’re growing quickly and we’re looking for awesome people to join our already awesome team. #tombolalife is a lot of fun - we take pride in what we do, we work hard and we work together. We’re excited about the future and the team that will make an impact.

Employee benefits

Bonus Scheme
Cycle To Work
Flexible Working
Free Food
Free Parking
Gym Membership
Laptop
Learning Allowance
Life Insurance
Pension
Private Healthcare

Office vibe

City Centre
Friday Drinks
Hackathons
Open Plan
Social Events

Location

Leadership

James Conway
Director of Technology

Tech overview

Tombola is one of the rare gaming operators with a fully cloud-native stack, running on AWS to deliver “infinite” scalability and cutting-edge performance across multiple European territories. At Tombola, we're not just another player in the game; we're the creators of the game. Our approach is revolutionary – we craft every element of our software in-house, from concept to execution. We take pride in the ingenuity of our developers and designers, united by their passion for pushing boundaries and shaping the future.

Engineering principles

Agile Process
Code Reviews
Communication and collaboration
Continuous delivery
Continuous Development
Continuous integration
Knowledge sharing
Mentoring
Micro services
Pair programming
Rapid release cycles
Test Driven Development
Unit testing

Company tech stack

java
Java
nodejs
Node.js
ios
iOS
aws
AWS
windows
Windows
linux
Linux
vue.js
Vue.Js
bash
Bash
javascript
JavaScript
html5
HTML5
csharp
C#
powershell
PowerShell
asp-net
ASP.Net
typescript
TypeScript
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